Just another 2-penneth. I think Nick has made some very valid points. It is very easy to forget that when dealing with dead ancestors we want to find out all the information about them It is a different matter when people are still living. I don't see the harm in asking on the list if anybody knows the whereabouts of somebody but in these days, with identities being stolen, one has to take a bit of care. There was somebody on another list asking for the whereabouts of somebody I know. I know where he is but wouldn't dream of telling the enquirer without asking him first. Not everybody is into family history and there is a balance between being genuinely interested in finding a person and being paranoid about why the person wants to find out. Just a bit of common sense. As has been said we can always contact people off the list. Diane Kerrier-St Keverne,Manaccan,St Anthony Meneage Penwith-Perranuthnoe,Zennor http://cornwall-opc.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/

If someone is seeking information on a living person that I know, I will pass the name and address of the enquirer to that person to respond or not. That way it is their choice. Peter -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diane Donohue Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2010 5:45 PM To: CORNISH-GEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Looking for living descendants wrong? No !! Just another 2-penneth. I think Nick has made some very valid points. It is very easy to forget that when dealing with dead ancestors we want to find out all the information about them It is a different matter when people are still living. I don't see the harm in asking on the list if anybody knows the whereabouts of somebody but in these days, with identities being stolen, one has to take a bit of care. There was somebody on another list asking for the whereabouts of somebody I know. I know where he is but wouldn't dream of telling the enquirer without asking him first. Not everybody is into family history and there is a balance between being genuinely interested in finding a person and being paranoid about why the person wants to find out. Just a bit of common sense. As has been said we can always contact people off the list. Diane Kerrier-St Keverne,Manaccan,St Anthony Meneage Penwith-Perranuthnoe,Zennor http://cornwall-opc.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/ ------------------------------- Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message